Hackensack,
NJ – A New Jersey man charged with vandalizing
and firebombing Jewish temples and a rabbi’s home has been convicted of
terrorism.
Anthony
Graziano was found guilty Friday on 20 counts overall and faces up to life in
prison when he’s sentenced in July. But the Bergen County jury acquitted the
24-year-old Lodi man of aggravated arson and attempted murder charges.
Graziano
was charged along with longtime friend Aakash Dalal for the 2012 attacks.
The
attack in Rutherford ignited a fire in the bedroom of a rabbi’s residence. The
rabbi, his wife, five children and his parents were sleeping at the time.
The
case was the first to employ the state’s anti-terrorism statute. Graziano’s
attorney said his client never intended to harm anyone. He said Graziano plans
to appeal.
Dalal
will be tried separately.
